Eight die in accident

Eight die in accident

SURABAYA, East Java: Eight students of Sambeng junior high
school, Lamongan regency died and 30 other people were injured
when their bus was hit early yesterday by a cargo train bound for
Semarang, Central Java.

Antara quoted the Perumka railway company's spokesman,
Sudaryono, as saying that the collision took place in the Jl.
Pahlawan crossing, Lamongan. Police are still investigating the
case.

The 40-coach train, driven by Mulyanto, was running 45 km per
hour when it hit and threw the Putra Jaya passenger bus some five
meters from the crossing.

The train was delayed for only 40 minutes and resumed its trip
afterwards. The dead were all passengers of the bus, driven by
Triono. (swe)